Your Pregnancy Week 36

You

As you come closer to delivery, you and your partner may become more anxious about the events to come. You may even have more mood swings, which seem to occur for no reason. You may become more irritable, which can place a significant strain on your relationship. You may be concerned about insignificant or unimportant things. Your concern about the health and well-being of the baby may also increase during the last weeks of your pregnancy. This can include concern about how well you will tolerate labour and how you will get through delivery. You may be concerned about whether you will be a good mother or be able to raise a baby properly.

While these emotions rage inside you, you'll notice you're getting bigger and aren't able to do things you used to do. You may feel more uncomfortable, and you may not be sleeping well. These things can all work together to make your emotions swing wildly from highs to lows.

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Your doctor will perform a Strep B test during the next checkup. Strep B is bacteria in the genital region of adults and is quite harmless. Your doctor will simply take a swab and send it off to the lab for results. If you are positive, you will simply need to take an antibiotic to clear it up before delivery.

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Your baby

Baby is 47.4 cm long and weighs 2.6kg. The gums inside of your baby's mouth are very hard. The teeth buds are inside of the gums and it will be four or five months before the first tooth will emerge. But until the teeth do emerge, her gums need to be able to mash up the first solid food you feed her. She will also need strong gums to suckle, whether it is from a bottle or breast.

An important part of your baby's development is maturation of the lungs and respiratory system. When a baby is born prematurely, a common problem is development of respiratory-distress syndrome in the newborn. This problem is also called hyaline membrane disease. In this situation, lungs are not completely mature, and the baby can't breathe on its own without help. Oxygen is necessary. The baby may require a machine, such as a ventilator, to breathe for it.

Now is the time to find a pediatrician for your baby. Ask for referrals; your pregnancy doctor might be able to give you one. Or ask family, friends or people in your childbirth education classes for names of doctors they like.